Lassa fever virus

Not now Lassa fever. Nigeria records 32 deaths in three weeks The confirmed cases NCDC noted are reported by Ondo Bauchi Edo Oyo Ebonyi Benue Katsina Kaduna and.

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Amid the crisis of Covid-19 pandemic Lassa fever another viral disease has again resurfaced.

. Last Monday the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC warned that the disease is ravaging many. Lassa fever also known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever LHF is a type of viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. England records two cases of Ebola-like virus that can cause vaginal bleeding and comas among family returning from West Africa.

Two people from the East of England caught the disease with a third person being monitored by health chiefs. Many of those infected by the virus do not develop symptoms. CASES of Lassa Fever have been found in the UK after a family travelled to West Africa.

Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by a single-stranded RNA virus known as Lassa virus a member of the Arenaviridae family. When symptoms occur they typically include fever weakness headaches vomiting and muscle pains. Less commonly there may be bleeding from the mouth or gastrointestinal tract.

Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted to humans through contact with food or household items contaminated by.

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